Royal beat Bens

Two good knocks by Kavindu Pathirathne (65) and Isiwara Dissanayake (52) guided Royal College, Colombo to beat St. Benedict’s College by 153 runs on first innings and their 2nd inning 109/1 having good opening stand of Royal openers Shehan Herath (35) and Kavindu Pathirathna 53 n.o. in their inter school under-15 division one tournament cricket match worked off at Kotahena last Wednesday. 

Batting first Royalists scored 239 runs and Indika Wanasinghe claimed 3/40 for the homesters. In reply Bens were shot out for a paltry 86 runs with Yohan Soysa making the top score of 42 runs. Gihan Balasuriya bowled best for the winners with 4/25. At stumps Royalists were 109/1 with Kavidu Pathirana notching up his second fifty for the Royalists (53 not out)

Scores

Royal – 239 in 45.2 overs (Isiwara Dissanayake 52, Kavindu Pathirana 65, Dasis Manchanayake 23, Sonal Amarasekara 36 n.o., Hasindu Kavirathne 2/59, Indika Wanasinghe 3/40, Thenuka Nandanal 2/26) 

2nd Innings

109/1 (Shehan Herath 35, Kavindu Pathirathna 53 n.o.)

St. Benedict’s – 86 in 31.3 overs (Yohan Soysa 42, Kanika Dayarathne 3/22, Gihan Balasuriya 4/25, Kavidu Pathirathne 2/31.